HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TIME SPENT WISELY: HELPING THOSE WHO CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES...

Thanksgiving for the LORD's Favor

Psalms 138 (A Psalm of David)
1/ I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2/ I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3/ In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4/ All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5/ Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
6/ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7/ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8/ The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me:
thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands... AMEN!!!

One CANNOT earn GRACE, it is HIS own ESSENCE; a gift, still, IF one claims to be IN HIS GRACE, we ARE to, or, OUGHT to, be reflections of that GRACE! 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1, tells us not to take HIS GRACE in vain! This means, living in LOVE, morality, ethics, virtue, righteousness, and, spiritual improvement, TOWARDS, spiritual maturity, WHILE, visibly BEING as LIGHTS, beaming OF *GOD*, beckoning the world, TO THE LIGHT! Righteousness MEANS, conduct in conformity with *GOD'S* WILL, and, "Be HOLY because I AM HOLY!", therefore, indicating that knowledge, wisdom, and, effort, DO, apply TO the righteous!!! NEVER forget, we were grafted in, and, if we do not bear fruit, as a dead branch, we will be pruned out, just as were, the natural branches!!!

We are not saved by works, instead, works PROVE HIM in us: they identify HIS own...

IF I claim ONENESS with *GOD*, through CHRIST JESUS, I am DEAD TO THE WORLD, THUS, LIVING as HIM, which is, hopefully, witnessed IN, and, THROUGH, my every thought, action, and, reaction; MEANING, I am, THROUGH CONSCIOUS application OF THE WORD, HIS COMMANDS, HIS WILL, REFLECTING righteousness, not, merely, FAITH! I become, the TRULY FRUITFUL branch, of THE VINE, the TRUE member of THE BODY/THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS, and, TESTIFY, then, GLORIFY, BOLDLY, BY my thoughts, actions, and, reactions, HIS name, because, HE IS WORTHY, and, IN HIS LOVE, has SHOWN me, how I OUGHT to exist, to which, I eagerly, adapt, and, comply!!!

MATTHEW 5:48...
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect

1 PETER 1:14-16...
14/ Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance
15/ but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
16/ for it is written, "Be holy because I (am) holy."

ROMANS 12:2...
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Conduct, in conformity to *GOD'S* WILL, marks the righteous; it is NOT because of guilt, or, ancient Laws, but, because of LOVE; LOVE for *GOD*, self, then, others! CHRIST JESUS gave us Commandments to live by, of which, the first is to LOVE *GOD*, with all of your mind, heart, and, soul; the second is, to LOVE one another!

LOVE COMPELS us to LIVE IN HIM, through conduct which conforms to *GOD*; in other words, morality, ethics, doing good, and, being good, and, ever striving to improve the spirit! It is about REFLECTING THE TRUTH, for ALL to bear witness to, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY, RADIANTLY SHINING OF HIS POWER, GRACE, and, MERCIES!!!

It IS ALL ABOUT LOVE, baby, all about LOVE!!!

MATTHEW 4: 17...From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

JOHN 14:15..."If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

NOTE: I do not intend to preach, rather to reach; to stir up, awaken, to inspire, and, bring forth, in discussion, that which is, perhaps, dormantly existing in the heart of hearts, thus, little, or, no, sugar coatings, just THE WORD of *GOD*, the TRUTH, along with some of my thoughts. And truth is, I am reminding myself always, as I practice these reminders, in the best of my abilities, and capacities, while RELYING on THE LORD to lead me on that narrow PATH---> MATTHEW 7: 14: "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it... TO *GOD* BE ALL GLORY...

TIME SPENT WISELY: HELPING THOSE WHO CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES...

We have some absolutely senseless battles going on right now, while MILLIONS of people are starving to death, and without water in various places of the world; each of them affected by intense famine, which is further made worse by terrible conflicts, that have seriously slowed down relief efforts, as well as affected any hope for quick restoration---

The other night in Somalia, 110 Children and Women perished from dehydration, and starvation! Can you imagine? And there are MILLIONS more IMMEDIATELY at risk in this country which has suffered a few famines as of late, as well as intense conflicts! Relief efforts have been slowed, and blocked, but I tell you what, EVERYONE NEEDS to contribute to these 4 countries, ANY way feasible! The United Nations needs $5.6 billion to address the needs, most of it by the end of March. Barely 2 percent of that money is in hand, and they are not sure whether the USA, the biggest humanitarian country in the world, will follow through on it's commitments under the new President! Just ONE DOLLAR from ANYONE who can spare it, would mean BILLIONS of dollars meeting the dire need for cash to SAVE these people! Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Yemen are at this point, in DIRE straits, and it is NOT looking good for all these innocent people, who ARE victims of rebels, bad governing, and famine conditions!!!

TIME IS CRUCIAL in this matter! MONEY IS VITAL to their survival! HELP HAS to come from the ranks of humanity NOW!!!

People find all sorts of ways to spend a dollar, and make excuses about why they won't donate to certain countries, but you know what?, *GOD* MADE Mankind to care for each other, the Earth, and everything, and everyone who inhabits this planet! What IF it happened where you live, and NO ONE cared enough about you, or your country to lend a hand, a heart, an single dollar? HOW would you feel? WHAT would you do? And DON'T be foolish enough to think that it couldn't happen where you live; it IS happening even in South America right now!!!

I am urging the consciousness of ALL peoples to HELP out where help is most needed, and to pay close attention to those parts of the globe which are suffering in such ways! REMEMBER ALWAYS, what you give, just might save you one day! What goes around, comes around, and that works whether you give, or you don't! PRAY, PRAY, PRAY to *GOD* for rain, for assistance, for whatever needs to take place that these people can begin to heal, and return to some semblance of normalcy!!!

DON'T take for granted what you have; one NEVER knows when the winds of change will bring disaster upon any country, and the less LOVE there is in ANY country, the more likelihood of the wrath of *GOD*! OPEN your hearts, and PUT yourself in the circumstance of others; BE a BLESSING, and GIVE life to those who are SO close to losing theirs!!!

*GOD* HELP US ALL! Donate to UNICEF or a charity of your choosing NOW; it IS imperative, for time IS essential in aiding these peoples!!!

LWINSOR © 2017

1 comment:

Lynda said...: 20,000,000,000 people in just a few particular nations, are in immediate danger of starving; that is a HUGE number, and these have a lot of other issues as well; the disgrace which is visible due to lack of understanding, embracing, and existing in LOVE...; March 13, 2017 at 9:39 AM